Houston Arts Alliance hosts acclaimed director and producer Lee Daniels for "An Intimate Evening with Lee Daniels." The evening begins with an opening reception and dinner at 7:15 p.m. Following dinner, Daniels, director of the hit television series Empire and films Precious and The Butler, will share his life experiences — from founding his own health care agency at age 21 to managing actors to becoming the first sole African-American producer of an Academy Award-winning film (Monster's Ball).